EDUCATION, POSITIONS, AND RESEARCH

EDUCATION

1976-1986: Stanford University

Ph.D. (1986) Religious Studies, with a minor in Japanese Literature

Dissertation : "The Journey Itself Home: The Religiosity of the Literary Works of Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694)"

M.A. (1979) Religious Studies

>> 1979-1980: Inter-University Center for Japanese Studies, Tōkyō , Japan (Japanese Language Training)

1974-1976: University of Washington (Japanese Studies M.A. Program)

1967-1971 Stanford University

B.A. (1971) Political Science

TEACHING, ADMINISTRATION, AND RESEARCH POSITIONS

2003-present: Director of Environmental Studies and Professor of English, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

1994-1997, 2002-2003: Chair, Religious Studies Department

1998-2002: Director of Interdisciplinary Studies, Guilford College .

1986-present: Guilford College , Professor of Intercultural and Religious Studies.

August-December 1993: Visiting Professor, Kansai Gaidai University , Hirakata City , Japan .

August-December 1993: Visiting Researcher at Shinshū Sōgō Kenkyūjo in Kyoto, Japan

SCHOLARSHIP

Books

Engaging the Earth: American Nature Writers and the World . Lanham , Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, forthcoming.

Bashō’s Journey: Selected Literary Prose by Matsuo Bashō . Albany N.Y. : State University of New York Press , 2005.
> http://www.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=61100

Bashō’s Poetry: Selected Hokku by Matsuo Bashō . Albany N.Y. : State University of New York Press, 2004.
> http://www.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=60977

Deep Ecology and World Religions: New Essays on Sacred Ground . (Co-Editor, with Roger Gottlieb). Albany : State University of New York Press, 2001.

> http://www.sunypress.edu/details.asp?id=60306

At Home on the Earth: Becoming Native to our Place . (Editor) Berkeley : University of California Press, 1999.
> http://www.ucpress.edu/books/pages/8340.html

Articles

“East Asian Buddhism and Nature;” Religion, Nature, and Aesthetics in East Asia ;” “Kawabata Yasunari;” Le Guin, Ursula; “Matsuo Bashō;” “Matthiessen, Peter;” “Rexroth, Kenneth.” Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature. Ed. Bron Taylor and Jeffrey Kaplan. Continuum Publishing. Forthcoming.

“An Interwoven World: Gary Snyder’s Cultural Ecosystem.” Worldviews: Environment, Culture, and Religion, 6/2 (Fall 2002): 111-144.

“Relational Holism: Huayan Buddhism and Deep Ecology.” In Deep Ecology and World Religions. Albany : State University of New York Press, 2001.

“Introduction: Deep Ecology and World Religions.” (Co-author, with Roger Gottlieb.) In Deep Ecology and World Religions. Albany : State University of New York Press. Albany : State University of New York Press, 2001.

“Of Bashōs and Buddhisms.” Eastern Buddhist 32.2 (Fall 2000): 170-201.

“Deep ecology,” “Naess, Arne,” and “Snyder, Gary .” In Encyclopedia of Environmental Issues. Ed. by Craig Allin. Pasadena , Calif. : Salem Press, 2000.

“Great Earth Sangha: Gary Snyder’s View of Nature as Community.” In Buddhism and Ecology: The Interconnection of Dharma and Deeds, ed. Mary Evelyn Tucker and Duncan Ryûken Williams, 187-218. Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1998.

"Amaterasu," "Asuka period," "cosmogony, Japanese," "insects in myth and folklore," "Ise virgin," "Man'yōshû," "Nihonshoki," "Ninigi," "Okuninushi," "Pimiko, Queen," "prayer, Shinto," "sake," "shimenawa," "sumo," "Susano-o," "tama," "Yamamoto," "Yamato-takeru," "Yayoi period," "Yoshino." Harper's Dictionary of Religion. New York : Harper and Row, 1995.

"A Giant Act of Love: Reflections on the First Precept." Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (Spring 1993):29-33.

"Indra's Net as Food Chain: Gary Snyder's Ecological Vision." Ten Directions [The Kuroda Institute for the Study of Buddhism and Human Values], 11/2 (Spring/Summer 1990): 20-28.

"Bashō as Bat: Wayfaring and Anti-Structure in the Journals of Matsuo Bashō (1644-1694)." Journal of Asian Studies, 49 (May, 1990): 274-290.

"Norinaga's View of Aware and Moral Criticism of the Tale of Genji." Annals of the Southeastern Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, 10 (1988): 72-80.

"Impermanence, Fate, and the Journey: Bashō and the Problem of Meaning." Religion, 16 (1986): 323-341.

Book reviews

Confucianism and Ecology: The Interrelation of Heaven, Earth and Humans , ed. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Berthrong (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1998). Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion 4 (2000): 94-99.

Six Circles, One Dewdrop: The Religio-Aesthetic World of Komparu Zenchiku , by Arthur H. Thornhill (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1993). International Journal of Comparative Sociology 39/4 (1998).

Naming Properties: Nominal Reference in Travel Writings by Bashō and Sora, Johnson and Boswell , by Earl Miner (Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1996). Monumenta Nipponica 53/1 (Spring 1998).

Dōgen and the Kōan Tradition: A Tale of Two Shōbōgenzō Texts , by Steven Heine (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1994). Monumenta Nipponica 50/3 (Autumn, 1995).

Zen Buddhism in the 20th Century , by Heinrich Dumoulin (New York: Weatherhill, 1992). Tricycle: The Buddhist Review (Fall, 1992).

Ritual Poetry and the Politics of Death in Early Japan , by Gary Ebersole (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990). History of Religions, 31/1 (August 1991).

Chaos and Cosmos: Ritual in Early and Medieval Japanese Literature , by H. E. Plutschow (Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1990). Journal of Asian Studies, 50/3 (August 1991).

Ritual Poetry and the Politics of Death in Early Japan , by Gary Ebersole (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1990). History: A Review of New Books, 18/4 (Summer 1990).

A Japanese New Religion: Risshō Kōsei-kai in a Mountain Village , by Stewart Guthrie (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1988). Journal of Asian Studies, 47/4 (1988).

Papers

“Engaged Buddhism and the Dilemmas of Consumerism.” Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies. Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Atlanta , Georgia , November 22, 2003 .

“How Do Religions Respond to the Environmental Crisis?” Religion & Ecology Workshop, Indiana University , Bloomington , Indiana , Oct. 24, 2003 .

“Terry Tempest Williams and the Literature of Engagement.” Annual Meeting of the Western Literature Association, Tucson , Arizona , October 10, 2002 .

“Through an Eastern Window: East Asian Culture and the Writings of Scott Russell Sanders.” Biennial Meeting of the Association for the Study of Literature and the Environment, Flagstaff , Arizona , June 22, 2001 .

“Finding the Connections: A Buddhist Approach to Environmental Issues.” University of Wisconsin , Oshkosh , April 6, 2000 .

“Interdisciplinary Majors: The Guilford Model.” Annual Meeting of the Association of Integrative Studies, Naperville , Illinois , October 14, 1999 .

“The Web of Interconnectedness: Quakerism, Ecology, and Education.” Second International Congress on Quaker Education, Pendle Hill, June, 1997.

“Of Hope and History: A Buddhist Deep Ecology.” Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, New Orleans , November 23, 1996 .

“An Interwoven World: The Multicultural Ecosystem of Gary Snyder’s Writings.” Sharp Eyes II Conference: Multicultural Perspectives on Environmental Writing.” State University of New York , Oneonta, June 22, 1996 .

“Great Earth Sangha: Gary Snyder's Buddhist View of the Land and its Implications for Environmental Ethics.” Colloquium on Buddhism and Ecology. Center for World Religions, Harvard University , May 5, 1996 .

“Modeling Cultural Complexity: Replacing ‘Essence’ with ‘Ecosystem’ in Intercultural Theory.” Symposium on International Studies, Webster University , St. Louis , April 18, 1996 .

“The Whole World Groans: Imperfection and Compassion in Gary Snyder’s Writings.” East Asian Studies Colloquium, The Pennsylvania State University , April 8, 1996 .

“Humanistic Ecology as an Interdisciplinary Senior Seminar.” Annual Meeting of the Association for Integrative Studies, Phoenix , Arizona , September 30, 1995 .

"Folk Religion and Shintō in the Ecosystem of Bashō's Religious World." Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Chicago , Illinois , November 23, 1994 .

"Bashō no haibun no shûkyōsei" (The religiosity of Matsuo Bashō's haibun). Otani University , Kyoto , Japan , December 1993.

"Of Bashōs and Buddhisms." Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Kansas City , Missouri , November 25, 1991 .

"Constraint and Fulfillment in Japanese Religion." Asian Studies Scholars Conference St. Andrews Presbyterian College , Laurinburg , North Carolina , November 29, 1990 .

"Bashō and Buddhism: A Reassessment of the Religiosity of Matsuo Bashō." Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, Chicago , Illinois , April 8, 1990 .

"Indra's Net and Turtle Island : Gary Snyder's Ecological Vision." Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Anaheim , California , November 18, 1989 .

"Seeing and Being Seen: Bashō and Impermanence." Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion, American Academy of Religion, Macon, Georgia, March 18, 1988.

"Norinaga's View of Aware and Moral Criticism of the Tale of Genji." Southeastern Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Charlotte , North Carolina , January 16, 1988 .

"The Baby and the Prostitutes: Bashō's Response to Suffering." Northwest Regional Seminar on East Asia , Seattle , Washington , April 12, 1986 .

"Bashō as Bat: Wayfaring and Anti-Structure in the Journals of Matsuo Bashō." Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Anaheim , California , November 21, 1985 .

Panel Participation

Organizer and Chair of panel, “New Perspectives on Interdisciplinary Majors.” Annual Meeting of the Association of Integrative Studies Naperville , Illinois , October 14, 1999 .

Organizer of panel, “Deep Ecology and World Religions.” Religion and Ecology Group, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, New Orleans , November 23, 1996 .

Organizer and Chair of the panel, “Buddhism in North American Literature.” Arts, Literature and Religion Section, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Philadelphia , November 19, 1995 .

Organizer of the panel, "Japanese Religions and Ecology." Japanese Religions Group/Religion and Ecology Group, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion , Washington , D.C., November 1993.

Organizer and Chair of the panel, "Japanese Religion and the Beats." Arts, Literature, and Religion Section/Japanese Religions Group, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, San Francisco , November 1992.

Organizer and Chair of the panel, "New Perspectives on Religion and Literature in Japan ." Japanese Religions Group, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Kansas City , Missouri , November, 1991.

Respondent to the panel, "Earth: Religious Perspectives." Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Kansas City , Missouri , November, 1991.

Respondent to the panel, "Indigenization/Syncretism: Cross-Religious Fertilization in Japan ." Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, New Orleans , November 20, 1990 .

Respondent to the panel, "Dealing with Death in the Japanese Religious Tradition." Japanese Religions Group, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Chicago , November 20, 1988 .

Participant on the panel, "Asian Religions and American Culture." Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, Chicago , November 20, 1988 .

Other Scholarly Activity

Associate Editor, Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature. Ed. Bron Taylor and Jeffrey Kaplan. Continuum Publishing. 1999-present.

Co-Chair, Religion and Ecology Group, American Academy of Religion, 1994 - 1997.

Steering Committee, Religion and Ecology Group, American Academy of Religion, 1991 – 1997, 2003-present.

Steering Committee, Japanese Religions Group, American Academy of Religion, 1989 - 1994.

Consultant, "Institute on World Literature," University of North Carolina at Greensboro , Summer 1992.

COURSES REGULARLY TAUGHT

Environmental Studies/English 243: Introduction to Nature Writing.

Environmental Studies/English 244: Japanese Nature Writing

Environmental Studies 282: Environment, Community, and Values

Environmental Studies 490: Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies

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